BEL First Grade College, Bangalore All Questions

Question : The Economic Survey of India is presented annually by which organization?

Option 1: Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Option 2: Ministry of Finance

Option 3: Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

Option 4: Planning Commission

Question :  What is an element of common cultural heritage in India?

Option 1: Uniform language

Option 2: Singular religion

Option 3: Shared historical monuments

Option 4: Identical cuisine

Question : Which organization provided financial assistance to India during the 1991 crisis?

Option 1: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Option 2: International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Option 3: World Bank

Option 4: Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Question : Which of the following is not correct about the eligibility criteria for being elected as Vice President of India?

Option 1: He/She should be a citizen of India.

Option 2: He/She should have completed 35 years of age.

Option 3: He/She should not hold any office of profit under the Union government/state government or any subordinate local authority.

Option 4: He/She should be qualified for election as a member of the Lok Sabha.

Question : What significant change occurred in the administration of India after the suppression of the Revolt of 1857 ?

Option 1: The establishment of the Indian National Congress

Option 2: The introduction of the Indian Penal Code

Option 3: The transfer of power from the East India Company to the British Crown

Option 4: The creation of the Indian Civil Service

Question : The Jog Falls, one of the highest waterfalls in India, is the cataract of which river?

Option 1: Narmada

Option 2: Tungabhadra

Option 3: Sharavati

Option 4: Cauvery

Question : Article 76 of the Constitution of India deals with the office of the:

Option 1: Finance Commission

Option 2: UPSC

Option 3: Election Commission

Option 4: Attorney General of India

Question : Which scheme was launched by the Government of India to provide employment opportunities in rural areas?

Option 1: Make in India
 

Option 2: Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
   

Option 3: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)

Option 4: Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

Question : An example of common cultural heritage in India is:

Option 1: The caste system

Option 2: Bollywood film

Option 3: English as the national language

Option 4: Uniform civil code

Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
The Black Drongo also known as the King Crow, is a small Asian bird of the drongo family. Previously, it was seen as a subspecies of the African Fork-tailed Drongo but is now recognised as a full species. It is a common resident breeder in much of tropical southern Asia from southwest Iran through India and Sri Lanka to southern China and Indonesia. It is a wholly black bird with a distinctive forked tail and measures 28 cm in length.
Feeding on insects, it is commonly found in open agricultural areas and light forest areas throughout its range, perching conspicuously on a bare perch or along power or telephone lines.
The species is famous for its aggressive behaviour towards much larger birds, such as crows, and never hesitates to dive-bomb any birds of prey that invade its territory. Smaller birds often nest in the well-guarded vicinity of a nesting Black Drongo.
The Black Drongo has been introduced to some Pacific islands, where it has thrived and become abundant to the point of threatening and causing the extinction of native and endemic bird species there.
Drongos fly with strong flaps of the wing and are capable of fast manoeuvres that enable them to capture flying insects. With short legs, they sit upright on thorny bushes, bare perches or electricity wires. They may also perch on grazing animals.
The Black Drongo is found predominantly in open country and usually perches and hunts close to the ground. They are mostly aerial predators of insects but also glean from the ground or off vegetation.
They are found as summer visitors to northeastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan but are mainly resident south from the Indus Valley up to Bangladesh and into India and Sri Lanka.
Question:
What was the impact of trying to introduce the species to the Pacific islands?

Option 1: They decreased in numbers drastically.

Option 2: They returned to the lands of their origin.

Option 3: They proved to be a threat to the local birds.

Option 4: They did not survive in the changed climate conditions.